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A Real Family Car With 88.3 MPG? Must Be The New Golf Bluemotion!

A Real Family Car With 88.3 MPG? Must Be The New Golf Bluemotion!

Making its motor show debut alongside the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf this week in Paris is one of the world's most fuel-efficient cars: a concept for the new Golf BlueMotion. ... Continue reading

Let's Off-Road! Amarok Canyon Special Edition Debuts at IAA Show

Let's Off-Road! Amarok Canyon Special Edition Debuts at IAA Show

At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveiled a concept vehicle designed for extreme outdoor sports in the shape of the prototype Amarok Canyon. ... Continue reading

Caddy Cross Edition To Premiere At IAA Commercial Vehicle Show

Caddy Cross Edition To Premiere At IAA Commercial Vehicle Show

With striking Viper Green paintwork, 17-inch 'Canyon' alloy wheels and a black body kit, the Caddy Cross special edition will be impossible to miss when it makes its premiere on the Volkswagen stand at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover (20-27 September). ... Continue reading

Volkswagen is Launching a New Small Car: The up!: A Car with Charisma and Great Potential

Volkswagen is Launching a New Small Car: The up!: A Car with Charisma and Great Potential

The up! is an all-new city car from Volkswagen. With its pure design, maximum space on a minimal footprint, quality and attention to detail as well as affordable innovations it embodies the core values of the Volkswagen brand. ... Continue reading

New Entry-Level Models Broaden Volkswagen Beetle's Appeal

New Entry-Level Models Broaden Volkswagen Beetle's Appeal

Volkswagen has today added two more engine derivatives to the Beetle line-up, thus completing the range and not only lowering the entry-level price by over £1,400, but also reducing the entry-level carbon dioxide emissions value. ... Continue reading

Volkswagens Of The Past, Present And Future On Show At The IAA

Volkswagens Of The Past, Present And Future On Show At The IAA

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will have one of its biggest and most diverse vehicle displays ever at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover (20-27 September), with a total of 120 vehicles on show. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Amarok is 4x4 Australia Magazine's "Best in Class"

Volkswagen Amarok is 4x4 Australia Magazine's "Best in Class"

4x4 Australia Magazine has judged 4x4's highest achievers and the Volkswagen Amarok was the clear leader in the ute segment. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's New Golf Hatchback is Headed for U.S.

Volkswagen's New Golf Hatchback is Headed for U.S.

Wahington DC September 5, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that Volkswagen is rolling out the latest version of its Golf hatchback in a key test of its ability to widen its lead over other mass market carmakers in Europe, lower manufacturing costs, and overtake Toyota as the world's biggest carmaker. It's coming to ... Continue reading

SEAT Sets its Sights on Russia

SEAT Sets its Sights on Russia

SEAT has announced the reinforcement of its presence in Russia while strengthening its international expansion plans. The Spanish company, participating in the Moscow Motor Show, has opened a new chapter hand-in-hand with the Volkswagen Group importer to profit from the experience of the company in this market. So far ... Continue reading

Seventh Generation Volkswagen Golf Breaks Cover In Berlin

Seventh Generation Volkswagen Golf Breaks Cover In Berlin

The all-new Volkswagen Golf has been unveiled in Berlin, 36 years after the original model redefined the small family car. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Delivers Over 41,000 Vehicles in August, Reports a 62.5% Sales Increase vs. Prior Year

Volkswagen Delivers Over 41,000 Vehicles in August, Reports a 62.5% Sales Increase vs. Prior Year

- Sales momentum supported by improved Total Quality rankings and continued U.S. investments - •62.5 percent increase marks the best August since 1973 with 41,011 units sold •Best year-to-date sales since 1973, a 37.6 percent increase •Best August ever for Passat and Tiguan with 10,090 and 2,746 units so ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group to Build New Transmission Plant in China

Volkswagen Group to Build New Transmission Plant in China

The Volkswagen Group is expanding its production network in China with a new transmission plant in Tianjin. Today's foundation stone ceremony was attended by Dr. Philipp Rösler, the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, He Lifeng, Deputy Party Secretary of Tianjin, and Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of th ... Continue reading

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

San Diego August 27, 2012; Strategic Vision announces results of its 2012 Total Quality Index™ (TQI) study. With the industry best of only 17% of owners reporting problems, Toyota Motor Sales corporation had the lowest reported problems, resulting in Strategic Vision's lowest “Problem Impact Measure” (PI ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Opens Up New Perspectives for Specialists from Southern Europe

Volkswagen Opens Up New Perspectives for Specialists from Southern Europe

The Volkswagen Group is now offering a new program for young people from Southern Europe, offering them an opportunity to kick-start a career with Europe's largest automaker. The "StartUp Europe" trainee program is tailor-made for engineers wanting to gain international experience after obtaining their degree. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems,Says Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index

Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems,Says Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index

Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. 'Full-line corporations like Toyota and American Honda Motor are as strong as ever in terms of percentages of people reporting problems. It's just that others are doing such a great job also, and they have excelled in providing t ... Continue reading

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